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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      31,556</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,569</td>
<td class="r data">       4,903</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">      13,964</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      34,122</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,296</td>
<td class="r data">       4,786</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      14,936</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      38,103</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,926</td>
<td class="r data">       5,518</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">      16,477</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      49,051</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,694</td>
<td class="r data">       7,232</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">      20,903</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      51,810</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      24,225</td>
<td class="r data">       7,109</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">      20,245</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      49,296</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">      23,682</td>
<td class="r data">       6,840</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">      18,536</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      51,063</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">      25,302</td>
<td class="r data">       7,112</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">      18,360</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,152</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">      27,225</td>
<td class="r data">       7,242</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">      18,171</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      54,979</td>
<td class="r data">       1,115</td>
<td class="r data">      28,446</td>
<td class="r data">       7,340</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">      17,796</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      55,730</td>
<td class="r data">       1,789</td>
<td class="r data">      29,825</td>
<td class="r data">       6,992</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">      16,844</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      31,353</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,520</td>
<td class="r data">       4,838</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">      13,875</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      33,922</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,250</td>
<td class="r data">       4,698</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">      14,870</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      37,837</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,849</td>
<td class="r data">       5,441</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">      16,365</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      48,724</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,618</td>
<td class="r data">       7,125</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">      20,760</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      50,977</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">      23,883</td>
<td class="r data">       7,031</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">      19,833</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      48,467</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">      23,375</td>
<td class="r data">       6,758</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">      18,098</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
<td class="r data">    72.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      50,276</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">      25,044</td>
<td class="r data">       7,034</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">      17,910</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      52,318</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">      26,981</td>
<td class="r data">       7,148</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">      17,684</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    34.0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      54,244</td>
<td class="r data">       1,107</td>
<td class="r data">      28,215</td>
<td class="r data">       7,282</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">      17,359</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      55,038</td>
<td class="r data">       1,784</td>
<td class="r data">      29,631</td>
<td class="r data">       6,938</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">      16,406</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    42.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    44.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         248</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         513</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         467</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         313</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         537</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         356</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         487</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         480</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         326</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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